Comparison between Bumper Pull and 5th wheel
We have been pulling 3 different 5th wheel since 1997, each getting larger and longer. 26' Terry with one slide, 29' Cardinal (31'6") with two slides, and 35' Bighorn with 3 slides(39'4" long) We are ...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:Me Again wrote:
I weighed the Little Guy yesterday. Front axle TV 4850 (minus about 300 lbs vs empty), drivers 5350, trailer 6450 for 16650 combined. Or a little less than 8K lighter than our 5th wheel. Appears I have the little guy loaded close to it's 8k GVWR. Chris
U have any load distribution? If yes why is it removing front axle weight?
Yes, dealer drop one link, and I changed that to two links. I am not sure I want to go to three links, causing such a small trailer to work at transferring more weight to the front axle of a 3500 truck that weighs around 8600 pounds. I would have to really raise the back of the truck with the trailers tongue jack to get another link, as I am already raising it a lot to get two links on the 1000 pound bars. Chris
